Shortage of lidocaine with epinephrine: Causes and solutions

Brandon Bodie; Robert T Brodell; Stephen E Helms

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.035

Shortage of lidocaine with epinephrine: Causes and solutions

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Aug;79(2):392-393. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.035. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

Authors

Brandon Bodie¹, Robert T Brodell², Stephen E Helms²

Affiliations

¹ University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: bbodie@uab.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

PMID: 29477733
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.035

No abstract available

Keywords: Xylocaine with epinephrine; lidocaine with epinephrine; local anesthetics; shortage of Xylocaine with epinephrine; shortage of lidocaine with epinephrine; shortage of local anesthetics.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage
Anesthetics, Local / economics
Anesthetics, Local / supply & distribution*
Drug Compounding
Drug Industry / economics
Drug Industry / organization & administration
Drug Packaging
Drug Storage
Epinephrine / administration & dosage
Epinephrine / economics
Epinephrine / supply & distribution*
Humans
Lidocaine / administration & dosage
Lidocaine / economics
Lidocaine / supply & distribution*
Lobbying
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs / standards

Substances

Anesthetics, Local
Lidocaine
Epinephrine